Cook County housing authority in turmoil amid firings, investigation, spending concerns

The agency was recently taken off the U.S. Department of Housing's list of underperforming agencies but internal strife among leadership and staff is jeopardizing the agency's chances of staying off ...

Former member of Gov. Maura Healey's staff charged with trafficking cocaine is danger to community, judge rules

AND A NOW FORMER STAFFER OF GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY IS SET TO GO BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY FOR A DANGEROUSNESS HEARING. LAMAR COOK ...

How investigators made drug trafficking case against former Gov. Healey aide LaMar Cook

According to court records, an investigation into the packages originated in Kentucky, when postal workers and police there examined “suspicious packages” bound for Massachusetts.

Cook County leaders get some but not all property tax relief legislation sought in Springfield

Illinois lawmakers passed legislation expanding eligibility for senior property tax breaks and moving the due date back one month for spring Cook County property tax bills.

Cook County homebuyers stuck waiting amid tax bill delays

Thousands of Cook County homebuyers are waiting on property tax reimbursements due to delays in tax bill mailing.
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Springfield judge orders LaMar Cook, former aide to Gov. Healey, held without bail

A judge ordered a former western Massachusetts aide to Gov. Maura Healey held without bail following a dangerousness hearing Friday that came only days after he was arrested on cocaine trafficking ...